It was TIME to take some time off. This staycation retreat was just what this practitioner ordered…and needed.

Harrison’s Cave - the beautiful world hidden beneath Barbados

What are the mental and physical effects of physical punishment on children?

A recent trip to the Barbados Museum and Historical Society helped me discover something I had never seen but desperately needed.

Is gun violence symptomatic of a wider mental health crisis?

Mindfulness is not just about sitting still in awkward poses for hours on end. It is about being present, as much as possible, in everyday activities. This might be in conversation, brushing your teeth, or eating.

The volcanic eruptions of St Vincent’s La Soufriere provide many moments of clarity.

I was fortunate to spend time in the company of some sprightly onagenarians, overlooking the north coast in St Lucy. In their 90’s, these women possessed a grace and spirit that was remarkable and inspiring.

This year marks ten years since I qualified as a Medical Herbalist. When I was planning to move to Barbados, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to source the herbs I was familiar with using and that I would be lost with the local herbs. During her recent lecture, the Healing Plants of the Ancestors, Dr Sonia Peter highlights how we are in danger of losing our biocultural knowledge.

And just like that Cranio-Sacral Therapy Awareness Week comes to a close.

As many of us have, I have been indoctrinated with the mindset that work has to be gruelling, monotonous and stressful, and anything that deviates from that is wrong.

Work patterns, habits and locations have changed significantly in recent years, but has our conscience followed suit?

The Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday was incredible - spending the day giving treatments and meeting amazing people.

My phone had become an extension of my arm and the constant notification sounds, flashing lights and vibrations had become addictive. I feared my happiness, sadness, anger, compassion were being dictated by an algorithm. Real, heart-felt interactions were being replaced by miscommunications and misunderstandings.

The autobiography, 'Playing to Win' by the late Sir Conrad Hunte, takes the concept of morality away from the cricket pitch and into everyday life - forcing us to question our motives and purpose.⁣
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Almost 60 years later, his ideologies are just as relevant and necessary, on and off the pitch.⁣